It did not take long. Things started getting ominous as soon as Ken Wyatt had delivered his speech on the proposed referendum the day before. By mid August, it was all but done for. Here, however, is a pertinent commentary from a…
Newly appointed Minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt from WA, announces at the National Press Club in Canberra that the Government intends to hold a referendum on Indigenous Recognition within this term, so by 2022. This is one of the first major announcements made…
For NAIDOC Week comes the welcome news that the South Australian Labor Opposition proposes to take a plan for a state version of the Uluru Statement, including a Voice to Parliament, to the next State election in 2022.This follows the negotiations in progress for a Treaty…
In Britain, unlike Australia where political timidity and inactivity are the main stumbling blocks to a Republic, the monarchy has applied itself to the task since the destabilising Diana years. This century, the British royals have shored up their position by a) understanding that…
Today we found out, with the ALP’s defeat in the federal election, that it will be at least another three years, maybe even another six or seven, before there’s any possibility of a vote on the Republic.
With much silliness – and acres of column inches – over the birth of the latest British royal, seventh in line to our throne, this article in The New York Times nails it. We just have to keep the royals in perspective: there’s…
In reponse to Wendy Tuohy’s article in Nine media “Why Prince Harry would be a top GG” published on 23 April, WfaAR wrote to The Canberra Times saying that just because the Sussexes are fashionable, they are no particular use to…
Young women take the top three spots out of the ten essays shortlisted in ARM’s essay competition for high school students. The winner was Gihansa Samarawickrema from Victoria, with Orla Latawski (WA) second and Sophie Macdonald (NSW) third. The winning essay on the topic “Young Australians Deserve to Have a Say…
The second Brexit day comes and goes as calls – that started in earnest in January – for our Head of State to intervene get louder. This is considered unlikely given the Queen’s role as neutral constitutional monarch of the United…
The ABC releases the 2019 version of Vote Compass that attempts to align one’s views and opinions with the major party policy platforms: Greens, Labor, Coalition and One Nation. Responses in both 2013 and 2016 were 1.3 million making it a very large…
